How to pronounce crimp
Say it like KRIMP. Crimp is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- KRIMP
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Crimp pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- KRIMPSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in sit.
American vs British pronunciation of crimp
American and British speakers say crimp in essentially the same way: /krɪmp/ in the US and /krɪmp/ in the UK.
British respelling: KRIMP.
What does crimp mean?
- A fastener or a fastening method that secures parts by bending metal around a joint and squeezing it together, often with a tool that adds indentations to capture the parts.“The strap was held together by a simple metal crimp.”
- The natural curliness of wool fibers.
- Hair that is shaped so it bends back and forth in many short kinks.
- An agent who procures seamen, soldiers, etc., especially by decoying, entrapping, impressing, or seducing them.
- One who infringes sub-section 1 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1854, applied to a person other than the owner, master, etc., who engages seamen without a license from the Board of Trade.
- To press into small ridges or folds, to pleat, to corrugate.“Cornish pasties are crimped during preparation.”
- To fasten by bending metal so that it squeezes around the parts to be fastened.“He crimped the wire in place.”
- To pinch and hold; to seize.
Where does crimp come from?
From Middle English crimpen (“to be contracted, be drawn together”), from Middle Dutch crimpen, crempen (“to crimp”), from Proto-Germanic *krimpaną (“to shrink, draw back”) (compare related Old English ġecrympan (“to curl”)).
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Words that rhyme with crimp
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Questions about saying crimp
How do you pronounce crimp?
Say KRIMP. The American pronunciation is /krɪmp/. In British English it is /krɪmp/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in crimp?
Crimp is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: KRIMP.
Do Americans and Brits say crimp the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /krɪmp/ and the British form is /krɪmp/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.